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November 18, 2025 Advent / Books / Catholic / Christmas / Faith / God / Motherhood / TV / Uncategorized

Megan Alexander Unwraps the Spiritual Roots of Beloved Christmas Traditions

As a Christian and mother of three, TV host, actress, and Christopher Award-winning author Megan Alexander noticed that modern celebrations

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November 12, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Mercy / Uncategorized

Understanding Scriptural Context Better Fixed Meg Hunter-Kilmer’s Eyes on Jesus

Meg Hunter-Kilmer is a combination evangelist, apologist, and stand-up comedian. Peppered into her infectiously enthusiastic explorations of the gospels are

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October 21, 2025 Aging / Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Uncategorized

Lisa Hendey on Encountering Christ in the Everyday Sacred

Lisa Hendey looks back at her breast cancer surgery and radiation treatments two and a half years ago as having

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October 7, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Grief / Mental Health / Peacemaking / Uncategorized

Sister Ave Clark on ‘Sewing’ and ‘Sowing’ Good Deeds with Joy and Hope

Life isn’t fair. It was only after acknowledging that fact that Sister Ave Clark was able to move through the

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September 9, 2025 Catholic / Documentary / Faith / Movie / Senior Citizens / Uncategorized

How Thomas Merton and the Ursuline Sisters Shaped One Filmmaker’s Life and Work

When he was growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Morgan C. Atkinson’s friends, who attended Catholic school, usually described their teachers, the Ursuline

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June 4, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / Ignatian spirituality / Refugees / Uncategorized

Eric Clayton on Finding Peace Through Magis, Gratitude, and the Spirituality of Curiosity

When Americans ponder the prospect of pursuing “more,” it often has to do with material goods, money, or power. But

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May 6, 2025 Books / Catholic / Faith / God / Mental Health / Uncategorized

Sister Nancy Usselmannn on Fasting from Media to Connect with God & Recharge Your Soul

Never before in history have we been inundated with as many media choices as today. From TikTok and Instagram to

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April 30, 2025 Alcoholism / Baseball / Books / Christian / Faith / God / Special needs / Uncategorized

How Humility, Simplicity, and Faith Transformed Clint Hurdle’s Troubled Life

For 23 years, Clint Hurdle used Jesus like an ATM card, calling on Him when he needed help – and

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April 21, 2025 Catholic / God / Uncategorized

Rest in Peace, Pope Francis – and a Look Back at the Roots of This Humble Leader

The Christophers join with people around the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis. May his messages on mercy,

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April 9, 2025 Aging / Books / Catholic / Faith / God / Health / Senior Citizens / Uncategorized

Saints and Soul Sisters Guided Maria Morera Johnson Into Her ‘Beautiful Second Act’

For writer and author Maria Morera Johnson, enduring a stroke at age 49 served as a wake-up call, leading her to

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About Tony Rossi

After graduating from St. John’s University in New York with degrees in Communications and English, Tony Rossi (the guy on the left) found a job at the Catholic media organization, The Christophers, that allowed him to indulge his interest in religion, media, and pop culture. He served as The Christophers’ TV producer for 11 years, and is currently the organization’s Director of Communications. The job entails hosting and producing the radio show/podcast “Christopher Closeup,” writing and editing the syndicated “Light One Candle” column, producing and scriptwriting the annual Christopher Awards ceremony, and more.

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